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MAY 8, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 1
Railroad Museum honors Volunteer of the Year BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
back to his adolescent years spent in New York City. Hale inherited ver y year, the R ailroad his interest in trains from his Museum of Pennsylvania, father, who would often take him 300 Gap Road, Strasburg, on subway trips from Queens to recognizes one of its many help- Coney Island to see the vehicles ing hands as Volunteer of the Year. up close. “Most people go to This individual is selected from a Coney Island in the summer; we’d pool of nominees by the Friends go any time of year just to ride,” of the Railroad Museum, who Hale said. seek to express their appreciation Hale left New York to attend to a volunteer who g radu ate s cho ol has shown extraorin Pennsy lvani a dinary dedication with the ultimate “I’m fascinated to the museum and goal of becoming by these old its programs. In an ancient history machines.” March, the Friends’ professor. A fter board of directors deciding to tread a named lifetime rail different path, Hale fan Kevin Hale as the 2024 Vol- moved to Philadelphia to work in unteer of the Year. the lumber business, but he never H a l e ’s n o m i n a t i o n f o r m lost his love for trains or history; describes him as “quick to learn, he remained in the lumber indusquick to adapt and so friendly and try until his retirement in 2018, easy-going,” and his commitment and he teaches history and civics to the Railroad Museum over the courses for homeschoolers to last five years has been observed this day. Hale said his passion for by fellow volunteers and visitors history plays a large role in his alike. But the Brownstown resi- affinity for trains. “I’ve always dent’s love for locomotives dates loved machinery, but I’m not a
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See Museum volunteer pg 5 The Friends of the Railroad Museum selected Kevin Hale as the 2024 Volunteer of the Year.
Getting back in the game for a good cause BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Strasburg is one of many communities in Lancaster County that is rich with historical significance. The town’s origins can be traced back to as early as 1730, when buildings began to pop up near the old Conestoga Road. The road itself began to see regular traffic as early as 1714, and the steady growth of Strasburg’s community was accompanied by the construction of countless historic buildings - many of which Strasburg Township is currently seeking volunteers to help preserve
local historic buildings such as this home in Refton, which was built in
At any age, amputees and individuals born with limb loss or limb difference face many challenges. But children in America often face additional obstacles when seeking prosthetics and therapy due to a decreased likelihood that their family’s insurance will cover the cost. Nonprofit organization Iron Leg Corp. seeks to provide support for children in Lancaster County who are in need of assistance with obtaining prosthetics. Iron Leg is one of the few
organizations of its kind, and it will hold an equally unique fundraising event on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Biemesderfer Stadium, 45 Pucillo Drive, Millersville. The event will begin at 7 p.m., and it will entail full-contact football games for individuals above the age of 34 and amputees who are 18 or older. Registration is available online for residents in any part of Lancaster County, and the football teams will be helmed by both former and current coaches from several local school districts, including Donegal, Hempfield, See Iron Leg pg 3
See Historic buildings pg 2 the 1800s.
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